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Bamford Bus Company Ltd

Transport equipment · Oxford
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Bamford Bus Company Ltd (trading under the Wrightbus brand) is a UK bus and coach manufacturer based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, producing a range of single and double-deck buses and coaches for public transport operators. The company supplies vehicles to major UK transport operators and has historically been a key supplier to Transport for London.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£70.9m
Live
6
Buyers
7
12m
£62.2m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts6 / 9
  • Top buyers7
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Bamford Bus Company LtdUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Bamford Bus Company Ltd has won £70.9m across 7 public-sector buyers, with 6 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer West Yorkshire Combined Authority at 67% · 100% in Transport equipment · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
6 of 9Live contracts
67%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value · 2/5

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes. Each is tagged self-reported or from the website.

◐ From supplier website
Jobs1 commitment✓
SkillsNo commitment stated✓
Environment1 commitment✓
Tackling inequalityNo commitment stated✓
CommunityNo commitment stated✓
Jobs · 1
  • WebsiteCommunityMajor employer in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, supporting local manufacturing jobs and supply chains.
Environment · 1
  • WebsiteEnvironmentalCommitted to developing zero-emission electric and hydrogen bus technologies to support the UK public transport decarbonisation agenda.

Extracted automatically from wright-bus.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 9
Bus Manufacturing
Coach Manufacturing
Double-Deck Buses
Single-Deck Buses
Electric Buses
Hydrogen Buses
Vehicle Parts & Maintenance
Public Transport Solutions
Fleet Supply

Extracted automatically from wright-bus.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies · 2

Delivery stories from the supplier’s website. Clients are not yet cross-checked against award records.

◐ From supplier website
Transport for London New RoutemasterWrightbus manufactured the iconic New Routemaster double-deck bus for Transport for London, a major public transport contract.
UK Bus Fleet RenewalsSupplied modern low-emission buses to regional bus operators across the UK as part of fleet decarbonisation programmes.

Extracted automatically from wright-bus.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 3

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

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Core credentials · 2/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityListed on site✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalListed on site✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 1
OHSAS 18001

Extracted automatically from wright-bus.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 6 live · 3 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Bus Fleet Diesel and Electric Vehicles
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority—01 Jun 2026£2.2m5 yrsLive
Bus Reform Fleet
West Yorkshire Combined Authority3412100030 Mar 2026£47.6m1.5 yrsLive
CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025
Global Commercial Services Group Ltd—17 Dec 2025£12.5m4 yrspending
ZEBRA2 Funding Electric Bus Procurement
Cornwall Council3414491028 Jan 2025£2.7m10.6 yrsLive
BNES & TPPL Bus Framework 2021
Bath and North East Somerset Council3412100018 Aug 2021£4.3m4 yrsClosed
Provision of Replacement EA School Buses
Crown Commercial Service3412100023 Nov 2020£1.7m4 moClosed
P-3023 Supply of Double Deck Zero Emission Buses
Translink34121100———Live
CSKL & TPPL Bus Framework 2025
Global Commercial Services Group Ltd————Live
BNES & TPPL Bus Framework 2021
Bath and North East Somerset Council34139000———Live
Total live value £52.4m · mean award £7.9m

Top buyers · 7 buyers · top 3 = 91%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
1 contract
67%
since 2026
2
Global Commercial Services Group Ltd
2 contracts
18%
since 2025
3
Bath and North East Somerset Council
2 contracts
6%
since 2021
4
Cornwall Council
1 contract
4%
since 2025
5
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
1 contract
3%
since 2026
6
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
2%
since 2020
7
Translink
1 contract
0%

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
Transport equipment34
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire1 contract
67%
South East2 contracts
18%
South West3 contracts
10%
North West2 contracts
5%
Northern Ireland1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Bamford Bus Company Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
GV
Gowrings Versa Ltd.
No£167.3m1
BB
Bamford Bus Company Ltd
No£62.2m—
AD
Alexander Dennis
No£51.2m6
TA
trading as Wrightbus
No£47.6m1
CT
Compass Travel (Sussex) Ltd
No£22.8m1
EK
East Kent Road Car Company Ltd
Yes£14.7m15
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 20 Sept 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
12214576
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
18 Sept 2019
Reg. office
North Bailey House, 12 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford, OX1 2RP
SIC codes
29100
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • GRIME, Charles James — director
    Appointed 19 Mar 2026
  • REYNOLDS, Christian Charles — director
    Appointed 19 Mar 2026
  • MATTHEW, Elliott Gordon Findlay — director
    Appointed 29 Jul 2025
  • BAMFORD, Joseph Cyril Edward — director
    Appointed 18 Sept 2019
  • Green Investment Company One Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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BAMFORD BUS COMPANY LIMITED
12214576 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.